PSALM – 15 David had a house in Jerusalem for the LORD. It was a tent. People made it from goat skins. (Look at the end of Psalm 4) Holy means very, very good. Only God is really holy. David called his tent the house of the LORD. David thought that God lived in it. GodContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
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BOOK OF PSALMS
PSALM – 14 In Psalm 14, David is meditating on this theme: Atheism. The lack of belief in and obedience to God. Atheism in its INTELLECTUAL, theoretical form. And atheism in its PRACTICAL form – in the way that it’s worked out in the lives of practically every single human being. David notes the EVIL ofContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
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PSALM – 13 David probably wrote Psalm 13 when Saul tried to kill him. This happened often. David asks God 4 times “How long?” David is very sad. Today we would say that David was depressed. Depressed means that we feel heavy inside because we are very very sad. We would like to die. ButContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
BOOK OF PSALMS
PSALM – 12 People said bad things about David. David thought that everyone was saying bad things. We do not know when that was. Perhaps it was: · when David lived with Saul. After David killed Goliath he went to live with Saul. When Saul was sad, David made music. This made Saul happy again.Continue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
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PSALMS – 11 Psalm 11 does not have a clear context. It’s possible that David wrote this while threatened by the forces of king Saul (Psalm 18). Another possibility is that this was part of his reaction to the rebellion of his son, Absalom (Psalm 3). The general theme is that godly people can trustContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
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PSALM – 10 Because this psalm has no title (in the midst of several psalms that do), and because it shares some similar themes with Psalm 9, some have thought that it was originally the second half of Psalm 9. There are more reasons to doubt this than to believe it; this psalm rightly stands on itsContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
BOOK OF PSALMS
PSALM 9 Psalm 9 is a classic example of a lament psalm. As you recall, a lament psalm has five ingredients to its structure, the most prominent of which is the lament itself. The lament is where the psalmist exposes the enemies of God – who are also usually his enemies as well. The psalmistContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
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PSALM 8 Psalm 8 is a hymn of praise. There are many examples of this type of psalm in the book of Psalms (for example, Psalms 93, 136, 150). But Psalm 8 is unique in at least two ways. First, it is the first hymn one encounters when reading the Psalms straight through. The psalmsContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
BOOK OF PSALMS
PSALM 7 The Hebrew title to this psalm reads: A Meditation of David, which he sang to the LORD concerning the words of Cush, a Benjamite. The New King James Version translates the Hebrew word “shiggaion” as meditation, though the word is difficult to translate and is used elsewhere only in Habakkuk 3:1. The specific occasion is not easily connectedContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
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PSALM 3 Psalm 3 is a psalm of personal thanksgiving to God for answering the prayer of David when he fled from Absalom his own son who wanted to kill him so he could reign on the throne, according to 2 Samuel, Chapters 13-18. David was not only deserted by his own son, but heContinue reading “BOOK OF PSALMS”
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